| Kalaktang Monpa | |
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| Region | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Native speakers | 8000 (2005) |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kkf |
| Glottolog | kala1376 |
Kalaktang Monpa is an underdocumented Sino-Tibetan language spoken in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Classification
Kalaktang Monpa should not be confused with the Takpa language known under the name Tawang Monpa in India. It is also distinct from the neighboring Dirang Monpa language. According to Roger Blench, Tshangla as spoken in Bhutan is the closest external relative of Kalaktang Monpa. Glottolog classifies Kalaktang Monpa under Tshanglic, a sub-branch of the Bodic languages.
References
- "Monpa, Kalaktang", Ethnologue, retrieved 2023-02-13
- Blench, Roger (2012), Sorting out Monpa: the relationships of the Bodic languages. Draft Manuscript (PDF)
- "Spoken L1 Language: Kalaktang Monpa", Glottolog, retrieved 2023-02-12
| Sino-Tibetan branches | |||||
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| Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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| Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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| Bodic (Tibeto-Kanauri) languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| West Himalayish (Kanauric) |
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| Bodish |
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| Tamangic |
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